Lobster rolls recipe

The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Lobster rolls recipe. Enjoy Christmas and learn how to make Lobster rolls. 

My family get a lobster every year for Christmas and it still feels special. The true magic of this dish is in the shellfish boil – an aromatic cooking liquid that adds buckets of flavour to whatever you’re cooking. You could also use yabbies, prawns or marron in this dish instead of the lobster.

Serves 6
Preparation 20min
Cooking 15min
Skill level Easy

By
Adam Liaw

Ingredients

1 live lobster (about 1.5 kg) (see Note)
125 ml (½ cup) mayonnaise
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 tbsp finely chopped chives
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt and black pepper, to season
6 soft dinner rolls, or small hot dog buns, split
melted butter, for brushing
6 cornichons, to serve

Shellfish boil

2 bay leaves
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 tsp black peppercorns
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp salt
2 star anise
1 brown onion, halved
2 lemons, halved
125 ml (½ cup) white vinegar

Cook's notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

Instructions

Chilling time 30 minutes

To make the shellfish boil, place all the ingredients in a large saucepan with 4 litres of cold water. Bring to the boil over high heat, then add the lobster and return to the boil. Once the liquid has returned to the boil, simmer for 15 minutes, then drain and refresh in a large bowl of iced water. Drain again, then twist the head and the tail in opposite directions to separate the tail. Using a pair of kitchen scissors, cut down the back of the shell on the under-side and remove the shell. Make a long incision down the back of the peeled lobster tail and remove the digestive tract. Crack the claws and remove the meat, then coarsely chop all the meat.

Place the lobster meat and all the remaining ingredients in a bowl and toss to combine.

Toast the rolls, then brush the cut sides with melted butter. Fill with the lobster mixture, then secure with a cornichon threaded onto a toothpick.

Note

• To euthanise the lobster humanely, place it in the freezer for 30 minutes to put it to ‘sleep’, then use a large skewer or knife to piece in between the head and the body. 

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